Singapore Urban Population 1960-2024

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Singapore urban population for 2023 was 5,917,648, a 4.98% increase from 2022.
  • Singapore urban population for 2022 was 5,637,022, a 3.36% increase from 2021.
  • Singapore urban population for 2021 was 5,453,566, a 4.08% decline from 2020.
  • Singapore urban population for 2020 was 5,685,807, a 0.31% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Urban Population
United States 278,977,409
Japan 114,608,860
Germany 65,697,635
United Kingdom 57,852,807
France 55,747,567
Argentina 43,138,225
Italy 42,292,160
South Korea 42,123,031
Spain 39,449,423
Canada 32,824,829
Saudi Arabia 31,386,498
Australia 23,073,508
Poland 22,091,485
Chile 17,276,395
Netherlands 16,659,928
Belgium 11,608,485
Sweden 9,349,997
Israel 9,059,486
Greece 8,358,768
UAE 8,353,814
Czech Republic 8,106,553
Hong Kong 7,536,100
Portugal 7,147,342
Hungary 6,987,564
Switzerland 6,566,767
Singapore 5,917,648
Austria 5,436,508
Denmark 5,262,755
Finland 4,789,791
Norway 4,636,183
New Zealand 4,543,314
Kuwait 4,310,108
Oman 4,105,635
Ireland 3,392,447
Uruguay 3,278,345
Panama 3,105,857
Puerto Rico 3,001,617
Slovak Republic 2,931,905
Qatar 2,698,843
Croatia 2,257,012
Lithuania 1,972,821
Bahrain 1,335,012
Latvia 1,292,217
Slovenia 1,189,591
Estonia 953,736
Cyprus 844,129
Trinidad and Tobago 820,255
Macao 704,149
Luxembourg 615,639
Malta 525,227
Iceland 370,149
Brunei 358,168
Bahamas 345,056
New Caledonia 194,843
French Polynesia 192,390
Guam 164,592
Curacao 131,631
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 100,958
Barbados 88,617
Seychelles 70,450
Andorra 70,296
Cayman Islands 69,310
Bermuda 63,489
Channel Islands 54,636
Greenland 50,007
Aruba 47,032
Northern Mariana Islands 45,850
Isle of Man 45,305
Turks and Caicos Islands 43,412
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 41,163
Monaco 36,297
San Marino 32,914
Gibraltar 32,688
Antigua and Barbuda 22,945
Faroe Islands 22,899
British Virgin Islands 15,690
Palau 14,881
St. Kitts and Nevis 14,850
Liechtenstein 5,786
Singapore Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 5,917,648 100.00 4.86%
2022 5,637,022 100.00 3.31%
2021 5,453,566 100.00 -4.17%
2020 5,685,807 100.00 -0.31%
2019 5,703,569 100.00 1.14%
2018 5,638,676 100.00 0.47%
2017 5,612,253 100.00 0.09%
2016 5,607,283 100.00 1.30%
2015 5,535,002 100.00 1.19%
2014 5,469,724 100.00 1.30%
2013 5,399,162 100.00 1.62%
2012 5,312,437 100.00 2.45%
2011 5,183,688 100.00 2.08%
2010 5,076,732 100.00 1.77%
2009 4,987,573 100.00 3.02%
2008 4,839,396 100.00 5.32%
2007 4,588,599 100.00 4.17%
2006 4,401,365 100.00 3.13%
2005 4,265,762 100.00 2.35%
2004 4,166,664 100.00 1.25%
2003 4,114,826 100.00 -1.47%
2002 4,175,950 100.00 0.91%
2001 4,138,012 100.00 2.70%
2000 4,027,887 100.00 1.73%
1999 3,958,723 100.00 0.80%
1998 3,927,213 100.00 3.40%
1997 3,796,038 100.00 3.36%
1996 3,670,704 100.00 4.06%
1995 3,524,506 100.00 3.04%
1994 3,419,048 100.00 3.14%
1993 3,313,471 100.00 2.53%
1992 3,230,698 100.00 3.00%
1991 3,135,083 100.00 2.85%
1990 3,047,132 100.00 3.89%
1989 2,930,901 100.00 2.94%
1988 2,846,108 100.00 2.54%
1987 2,774,789 100.00 1.50%
1986 2,733,373 100.00 -0.09%
1985 2,735,957 100.00 0.14%
1984 2,732,221 100.00 1.89%
1983 2,681,061 100.00 1.30%
1982 2,646,466 100.00 4.39%
1981 2,532,835 100.00 4.81%
1980 2,413,945 100.00 1.27%
1979 2,383,500 100.00 1.26%
1978 2,353,600 100.00 1.21%
1977 2,325,300 100.00 1.39%
1976 2,293,300 100.00 1.35%
1975 2,262,600 100.00 1.46%
1974 2,229,800 100.00 1.66%
1973 2,193,000 100.00 1.87%
1972 2,152,400 100.00 1.85%
1971 2,112,900 100.00 1.83%
1970 2,074,507 100.00 1.55%
1969 2,042,500 100.00 1.50%
1968 2,012,000 100.00 1.72%
1967 1,977,600 100.00 2.21%
1966 1,934,400 100.00 2.49%
1965 1,886,900 100.00 2.43%
1964 1,841,600 100.00 2.56%
1963 1,795,000 100.00 2.53%
1962 1,750,200 100.00 2.77%
1961 1,702,400 100.00 3.34%
1960 1,646,400 100.00 %